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09/02/10
Comment open on WDFW sportfishing rules
OLYMPIA - The
Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife
(WDFW) is accepting public comments through
Oct. 2 on state sportfishing rules proposed for
2011-12.
The 17 rule proposals, which would affect various recreational fisheries around the state, are available on WDFW’s website at http://wdfw.wa.gov/fishing/regulations/rule_proposals/ . Printed copies of the proposals are available by contacting WDFW’s Fish Program at (360) 902-2700.
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The 17 rule proposals, which would affect various recreational fisheries around the state, are available on WDFW’s website at http://wdfw.wa.gov/fishing/regulations/rule_proposals/ . Printed copies of the proposals are available by contacting WDFW’s Fish Program at (360) 902-2700.
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09/02/10
WDFW Weekender Report for Southwest Washington
Fishing:
September is prime time for salmon fishing
in the Columbia River Basin, as large
numbers of fish move upriver and into
tributaries on both sides of Bonneville
Dam. Anglers fishing the lower river below
the dam are expected to reel in nearly
30,000 fall chinook and 13,000 hatchery
coho this season - most of which will be
taken this month.
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09/02/10
WDFW offices closed September 7
OLYMPIA-Washington
Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) offices
will close Tuesday, Sept. 7, for the third of
10 statewide, unpaid employee-layoff days.
During the closure, WDFW wildlife areas and water-access sites will remain open for public use, but WDFW hatcheries will not be open to the public. Fishing and hunting licenses may be purchased online at https://fishhunt.dfw.wa.gov/ and at retail vendors.
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During the closure, WDFW wildlife areas and water-access sites will remain open for public use, but WDFW hatcheries will not be open to the public. Fishing and hunting licenses may be purchased online at https://fishhunt.dfw.wa.gov/ and at retail vendors.
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08/30/10
Cowlitz Fish Report for August 30
Last week,
Tacoma Power recovered 183 summer-run
steelhead, 49 spring Chinook adults, four
jacks, 33 mini-jacks, 40 fall Chinook adults,
six jacks, one coho salmon, two sockeye salmon,
two chum salmon and eight sea-run cutthroat
trout during five days of operation at the
Cowlitz Salmon Hatchery separator.
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08/19/10
Catchable Rainbow Trout being planted in Cowlitz watershed
Updated August
19 – Tacoma Power is planting catchable rainbow
trout at various locations in the Cowlitz River
watershed. A chart showing the quantity and
location of the trout plants – as well as the
size in fish per pound – is posted in the
Fishing Info section of Cowlitzfish.net. The
chart will be updated weekly.
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